Friday, July 31, 2009

Leonisa brand at the "Colombiamoda" fashion show in Medellin

Leonisa brand at the

Models present creation of Colombian brand Leonisa brand during the "Colombiamoda" fashion show in Medellin July 29, 2009.[Agencies]



Leonisa brand at the

A model presents a creation of Colombian brand Leonisa brand during the "Colombiamoda" fashion show in Medellin July 29, 2009.[Agencies]



Leonisa brand at the

Models present creation of Colombian brand Leonisa brand during the "Colombiamoda" fashion show in Medellin July 29, 2009.[Agencies]



Leonisa brand at the

Models present creation of Colombian brand Leonisa brand during the "Colombiamoda" fashion show in Medellin July 29, 2009.[Agencies]



Leonisa brand at the

Models present creation of Colombian brand Leonisa brand during the "Colombiamoda" fashion show in Medellin July 29, 2009.[Agencies]



Leonisa brand at the

A model presents a creation of Colombian brand Leonisa brand during the "Colombiamoda" fashion show in Medellin July 29, 2009.[Agencies]



Leonisa brand at the

A model presents a creation of Colombian brand Leonisa brand during the "Colombiamoda" fashion show in Medellin July 29, 2009.[Agencies]



Leonisa brand at the

Models present creation of Colombian brand Leonisa brand during the "Colombiamoda" fashion show in Medellin July 29, 2009.[Agencies]



Leonisa brand at the

A model presents a creation of Colombian brand Leonisa brand during the "Colombiamoda" fashion show in Medellin July 29, 2009.[Agencies]



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Penelope Cruz at premiere of "Broken Embraces" at Somerset House in London

Penelope Cruz at premiere of

Spanish actress Penelope Cruz poses for photographers as she arrives for the British premiere of the film "Broken Embraces" at the opening night of Film4 Summer Screen at Somerset House in London July 30, 2009. [Agencies]



Penelope Cruz at premiere of

Spanish actress Penelope Cruz arrives for the British premiere of the film "Broken Embraces" at the opening night of Film4 Summer Screen at Somerset House in London July 30, 2009. [Agencies]



Penelope Cruz at premiere of

Spanish actress Penelope Cruz leaves the photocall for the British premiere of the film "Broken Embraces" at the opening night of Film4 Summer Screen at Somerset House in London July 30, 2009. [Agencies]



Penelope Cruz at premiere of

Spanish actress Penelope Cruz arrives for the British premiere of the film "Broken Embraces" at the opening night of Film4 Summer Screen at Somerset House in London July 30, 2009. [Agencies]



Penelope Cruz at premiere of

Spanish actress Penelope Cruz and Spanish director Pedro Almodovar arrive for the British premiere of "Broken Embraces" at the opening night of Film4 Summer Screen at Somerset House in London July 30, 2009. [Agencies]



Penelope Cruz at premiere of

Spanish actress Penelope Cruz (R) and Spanish director Pedro Almodovar arrive for the British premiere of film "Broken Embraces" at the opening night of Film4 Summer Screen at Somerset House in London July 30, 2009. [Agencies]



Penelope Cruz at premiere of

Spanish actress Penelope Cruz arrives for the British premiere of the film "Broken Embraces" at the opening night of Film4 Summer Screen at Somerset House in London July 30, 2009. [Agencies]



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Thursday, July 30, 2009

Chinese fictional characters in a graduation show

Chinese fictional characters in a graduation show

A model participates in a graduation design show at Mao Geping Image Design Art School in Beijing July 28, 2009.[Agencies]




Chinese fictional characters in a graduation show

A model dressed as the Chinese mythological character Fox Spirit participates in a graduation show at Mao Geping Image Design Art School in Beijing July 28, 2009.[Agencies]



Chinese fictional characters in a graduation show

A model dressed as the Chinese fictional character White Bone Spirit participates in a graduation show at Mao Geping Image Design Art School in Beijing July 28, 2009.[Agencies]



Chinese fictional characters in a graduation show

A model dressed as Empress Dowager participates in a graduation show at Mao Geping Image Design Art School in Beijing July 28, 2009.[Agencies]



Chinese fictional characters in a graduation show

A model dressed as the Chinese fictional character Green Snake Demon participates in a graduation show at Mao Geping Image Design Art School in Beijing July 28, 2009.[Agencies]



Chinese fictional characters in a graduation show

A model dressed as the Chinese fictional character Black Mountain Demon participates in a graduation show at Mao Geping Image Design Art School in Beijing July 28, 2009.[Agencies]



Chinese fictional characters in a graduation show

A model dressed as the Chinese fictional character Black Mountain Demon participates in a graduation show at Mao Geping Image Design Art School in Beijing July 28, 2009.[Agencies]



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Singers Katy Perry and Rihanna attend a post concert party in New York City

Singers Katy Perry and Rihanna attend a post concert party in New York City

Singers Katy Perry and Rihanna, with Sugar Factory Couture Lollipop, attend a post concert party at The Griffin on July 28, 2009 in New York City. [CFP]




Singers Katy Perry and Rihanna attend a post concert party in New York City

Singers Katy Perry and Rihanna, with Sugar Factory Couture Lollipop, attend a post concert party at The Griffin on July 28, 2009 in New York City. [CFP]



Singers Katy Perry and Rihanna attend a post concert party in New York City



Singers Katy Perry and Rihanna attend a post concert party in New York City



Singers Katy Perry and Rihanna attend a post concert party in New York City



Singers Katy Perry and Rihanna attend a post concert party in New York City



Singers Katy Perry and Rihanna attend a post concert party in New York City




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Cast member Brad Pitt arrives at premier of film "Inglourious Basterds" in Berlin

Cast member Brad Pitt arrives at premier of film

Cast member Brad Pitt of the U.S. arrives for the German premiere of director Quentin Tarantino's new movie "Inglourious Basterds" in Berlin, July 28, 2009. [Agencies]

Cast member Brad Pitt arrives at premier of film


Cast member Brad Pitt arrives at premier of film

Cast member Brad Pitt of the U.S. waves as he arrives for the German premier of director Quentin Tarantino's new movie "Inglourious Basterds" in Berlin, July 28, 2009. [Agencies]



Cast member Brad Pitt arrives at premier of film

Cast member Brad Pitt arrives at premier of film

U.S. director Quentin Tarantino (L) poses with cast members (L-R) Melanie Laurent, Brad Pitt, Alexander Fehling and Diane Kruger before the German premiere of his new movie "Inglourious Basterds" in Berlin, July 28, 2009. [Agencies]



Cast member Brad Pitt arrives at premier of film

U.S. director Quentin Tarantino (L) poses for pictures with cast members Brad Pitt (R) and Melanie Laurent before the German premiere of his new movie "Inglourious Basterds" in Berlin, July 28, 2009. [Agencies]



Cast member Brad Pitt arrives at premier of film

Cast member Brad Pitt arrives on the red carpet for the German premiere of the film "Inglourious Basterds" in Berlin, July 28, 2009.[Agencies]



Cast member Brad Pitt arrives at premier of film

Cast member Brad Pitt arrives on the red carpet for the German premiere of the film "Inglourious Basterds" in Berlin, July 28, 2009.[Agencies]



Cast member Brad Pitt arrives at premier of film



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doctors to drive anti-smoking initiative

Chinese doctors will join the country's anti-smoking campaign and become role models for the country's 350 million smokers under a recent initiative launched in Beijing by the Ministry of Health, China Medical Board (CMB) and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.

The five-year-long China Medical Tobacco Initiative, designed exclusively for Chinese medical professionals, is aimed at building smoke-free campuses and smoke-free hospitals, promoting tobacco control in medical education and improving hospital services for those wanting to quit.

doctors to drive anti-smoking initiative

The ultimate goal of the program is to create a "smoke free China", says CMB President Professor Lincoln Chen.

International evidence shows that the medical profession is a critical and powerful force in tobacco control. In China, however, studies show more than 50 percent of male doctors smoke.

Smoking by doctors not only goes against their "health ambassador" image, but also affects their credibility when they attempt to help patients, says Professor Chen.

Medical professionals, universities and institutions are essential to a campaign aimed at mass behavioral change for the reduction and ultimately the elimination of smoking in China, as in all societies, he adds.

The program, funded by the Gates Foundation, will be executed by CMB working closely with 13 medical universities and their affiliated hospitals in the country.

Under it, all medical universities pledge to exercise the social responsibility of medical schools to safeguard public health; faculty and students undertake not to smoke, not persuade others to smoke and not give cigarettes as presents; and all medical campuses and affiliated hospitals strive to become entirely smoke free.

Tobacco control will be built into the medical-education curriculum and research encouraged.

China is the world's largest tobacco producer and consumer. Currently, it has 350 million smokers, plus 450 million people exposed to second-hand smoke.

Each year, 1 million deaths are caused by smoking-related diseases, according to the Ministry of Health. The Chinese government has signed the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control, and from January 2011 will completely ban smoking in all indoor public areas, indoor work sites, public transportation and all outdoor public facilities.



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Swine flu could hit up to 40 percent in US

Swine flu could hit up to 40 percent in US

This Oct. 5, 2007 file photo shows a nurse filling a syringe with a flu vaccination at a CVS pharmacy in the Brooklyn Borough of New York. U.S. health officials say swine flu could strike up to 40 percent of Americans over the next two years and as many as several hundred thousand could die if a vaccine campaign and other measures aren't successful.[Agencies]


ATLANTA – In a disturbing new projection, health officials say up to 40 percent of Americans could get swine flu this year and next and several hundred thousand could die without a successful vaccine campaign and other measures.

The estimates by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are roughly twice the number of those who catch flu in a normal season and add greater weight to hurried efforts to get a new vaccine ready for the fall flu season.

Swine flu has already hit the United States harder than any other nation, but it has struck something of a glancing blow that's more surprising than devastating. The virus has killed about 300 Americans and experts believe it has sickened more than 1 million, comparable to a seasonal flu with the weird ability to keep spreading in the summer.

Health officials say flu cases may explode in the fall, when schools open and become germ factories, and the new estimates dramatize the need to have vaccines and other measures in place.

A world health official said the first vaccines are expected in September and October. The United States expects to begin testing on some volunteers in August, with 160 million doses ready in October.

The CDC came up with the new projections for the virus' spread last month, but it was first disclosed in an interview this week with The Associated Press.

The estimates are based on a flu pandemic from 1957, which killed nearly 70,000 in the United States but was not as severe as the infamous Spanish flu pandemic of 1918-19. The number of deaths and illnesses from the new swine flu virus would drop if the pandemic peters out or if efforts to slow its spread are successful, said CDC spokesman Tom Skinner.

"Hopefully, mitigation efforts will have a big impact on future cases," he said. Besides pushing flu shots, health officials might urge measures such as avoiding crowded places, handwashing, cough covering and timely use of medicines like Tamiflu.

Because so many more people are expected to catch the new flu, the number of deaths over two years could range from 90,000 to several hundred thousand, the CDC calculated. Again, that is if a new vaccine and other efforts fail.

In a normal flu season, about 36,000 people die from flu and its complications, according to the American Medical Association. That too is an estimate, because death certificates don't typically list flu as a cause of death. Instead, they attribute a fatality to pneumonia or other complications.

Influenza is notoriously hard to predict, and some experts have shied away from a forecast. At a CDC swine flu briefing Friday, one official declined to answer repeated questions about her agency's own estimate.

"I don't think that influenza and its behavior in the population lends itself very well to these kinds of models," said the official, Dr. Anne Schuchat, who oversees the CDC's flu vaccination programs.




The World Health Organization says as many as 2 billion people could become infected in the next two years — nearly a third of the world population. The estimates look at potential impacts in a two-year period because past flu pandemics have occurred in waves over more than one year.

Swine flu has been an escalating concern in Britain and some other European nations, where the virus' late arrival has grabbed attention and some officials at times have sounded alarmed.

In an interview Friday, the WHO's flu chief told the AP the global epidemic is still in its early stages.

"Even if we have hundreds of thousands of cases or a few millions of cases ... we're relatively early in the pandemic," Keiji Fukuda said at WHO headquarters in Geneva.

The first vaccines are expected in September and October, Fukuda said. Other vaccines won't be ready until well into the flu season when a further dramatic rise in swine flu cases is expected.

First identified in April, swine flu has likely infected more than 1 million Americans, the CDC believes, with many of those suffering mild cases never reported. There have been 302 deaths and nearly 44,000 laboratory-identified cases, according to numbers released Friday morning.

Because the swine flu virus is new, most people haven't developed an immunity to it. So far, most of those who have died from it in the United States have had other health problems, such as asthma.

The virus has caused an unusual number of serious illnesses in teens and young adults; seasonal flu usually is toughest on the elderly and very young children.

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Tuesday, July 28, 2009

Celebs at the premiere of the film "Julie & Julia" in Los Angeles

Celebs at the premiere of the film

Actress Meryl Streep poses at the premiere of her film "Julie & Julia" in Los Angeles, California July 27, 2009. [Agencies]

Celebs at the premiere of the film

Actress Amy Adams poses at the premiere of her film "Julie & Julia" in Los Angeles, California July 27, 2009. [Agencies]



Celebs at the premiere of the film

Cast members of the film "Julie & Julia" Chris Messina (L) and Amy Adams pose at the film's premiere in Los Angeles, California July 27, 2009. [Agencies]



Celebs at the premiere of the film

Director, writer and producer Nora Ephron (L) poses with cast members Meryl Streep and Amy Adams and producer Lawrence Mark (R) at the "Julie & Julia" premiere in Los Angeles, California July 27, 2009. [Agencies]

Celebs at the premiere of the film

Actresses Meryl Streep (L) and Amy Adams pose at the premiere of their film "Julie & Julia" in Los Angeles, California July 27, 2009. [Agencies]



Celebs at the premiere of the film

Director, writer and producer Nora Ephron poses at the premiere of her film "Julie & Julia" in Los Angeles, California July 27, 2009. [Agencies]



Celebs at the premiere of the film

Actress Ashley Greene, one of the stars of the upcoming film "The Twilight Saga: New Moon", poses at the premiere of the film "Julie & Julia" in Los Angeles, California July 27, 2009. [Agencies]



Celebs at the premiere of the film

Italian American chef Giada De Laurentiis arrives as a guest at the premiere of the film "Julie&Julia" in Los Angeles, California July 27, 2009. [Agencies]



Celebs at the premiere of the film

Actresses Meryl Streep (L) and Jane Lynch pose at the premiere of their film "Julie & Julia" in Los Angeles, California July 27, 2009. [Agencies]



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